Battletoads is one of several Rare franchises that fans have been asking for years. Back in its heyday, it was a very popular and very successful series that saw numerous releases on different consoles. The NES, SNES, Arcade, Game Boy and Amiga. There was even a few cross over games with Double Dragon that appeared on the SNES, Game Boy and even the Sega Genesis. And then it all just abruptly stopped, with no other games in the franchise having been developed and released in nearly twenty five years. There was a new title in the works for Game Boy Advance, but it was canceled for unspecified reasons. But now, it appears Battletoads may be on its way back.
Gregg Mayles writes: "Today was my last day at Rare Ltd. Thanks to everyone who played and enjoyed any of the games I helped create while I was there. Also thanks to all the people that worked on the games alongside me. It seemed fitting that I should say farewell with one final rhyme!"
Godspeed for the rest of your journey, sir. Loved BK. I think I'll play it this weekend to show my appreciation for this classic.
Louise O’Connor, a 25-year Rare veteran, has been made Xbox Game Studios’ Chief of Staff.
Not to offend anyone. But what was Rare doing with Everwild for so many years? Development began in 2014, with a reveal in 2019. From 2019 onwards nothing was about the game.
"Notably, O’Connor’s boss of 13 years, former Rare studio head Craig Duncan, was appointed head of Xbox Game Studios last year."
Hiring internal talent from Rare worked out so well last time.
2025 marks the 40th ‘Ruby’ Anniversary of that bold endeavour, and Rare’s inviting everyone to join the celebration of this impressive milestone, offering free gifts, discounts and plenty of swag to claim in their shared-world pirate adventure, Sea of Thieves.
It's a shame it seems pretty Sea of Thieves centric
I was hoping for some cool Banjo / Conker merch or maybe a re-release of Rare Relay with some added games, possibly work something out with Nintendo so they can add Goldeneye to it with online support.
It definitely needs to be revived. I loved this series as a kid
I really hope so!
make it a 2D.5 brawler and just for kicks throw in the Double Dragon brothers just like the original sequel did. And have them be the Neon version!
Super ownage if that was the case. And I want to see the bike level return and be even harder than it was on the NES.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...... The Horror, The Nightmares .....arrrg. I'm still recovering from the experienced nearly two decades ago.
Only if done properly! one of my favourite games of all time
Hope so